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A TOWN DIVIDED
The rural community of
Dover, Pennsylvania is torn apart in the latest battle over the teaching of
evolution, and parents file a lawsuit against the town's school board in
federal court.
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WHAT IS EVOLUTION?
More than 150 years ago
Charles Darwin developed the theory of evolution to explain how the diversity
of life arose, laying the foundation for modern biological science.
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INTRODUCING INTELLIGENT DESIGN
The Dover School Board
attempts to introduce into science classrooms the idea that life is too complex
to have evolved naturally and therefore must have been designed by an
intelligent agent.
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THE TRIAL BEGINS
The court is asked to
decide whether the School Board promoted religion or had religious motivation,
and whether intelligent design is science.
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THE FOSSIL RECORD
A 2004 discovery in the
arctic of a transitional fossil from fish to land-dwelling animals is the
latest substantiation of Darwin's theory of evolution.
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A VERY SUCCESSFUL THEORY
The ongoing scientific
quest to investigate the unknown has led to some of the strongest evidence for
evolution, including findings in modern genetics and molecular biology.
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THE NATURE OF SCIENCE
After experts point out
that supernatural causes cannot be tested scientifically, the defense begins
its case for intelligent design.
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EXAMINING INTELLIGENT DESIGN
In court, biochemist
Michael Behe argues that the concept of irreducible complexity is evidence for
intelligent design, while biologist Ken Miller points out the weaknesses in
that concept.
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FAITH AND REASON
As the legal teams battle
it out in court, the clash between evolution and intelligent design takes a
toll on the Dover community.
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SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE
The court looks at
evidence that the Dover School Board was motivated by religion.
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A CULTURE CONFLICT
Some proponents of
intelligent design would like to see the theory permeate our religious,
cultural, moral, and political life.
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CLOSING ARGUMENTS
After six weeks, the trial
concludes with closing arguments that were as divided as Dover itself had
become, and Judge Jones renders his unequivocal verdict.
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